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Canada is world famous for welcoming refugees, but one group has had a tough time getting in: U.S. citizens. A small but increasing number of Americans want refuge in Canada. In fact, the number of them requesting asylum north of the border more than doubled between 2015 and 2016, from 80 to 187, according to … Continue reading →

MONTREAL, Canada — (Global Post) This city is gearing up for a fight against one of the most tasteless beverages money can buy. Montreal’s mayor wants to fully ban plastic-bottled water — potentially making this the first metropolis to do so. Mayor Denis Coderre made the surprise announcement in February: after Montreal’s ban on disposable … Continue reading →

MONTREAL — (Global Post) What do you see on Canada’s new coin design? At first glance, it might look like a happy group of adults and children dancing in a circle. But fashion designer Robert Beaupre, who sketched the image, says he wanted to represent gay and lesbian parents and their children. “It’s a unique … Continue reading →

A block away from Odessa’s Jewish Street stands a gray building with windows that reach several stories high. Something about it gave me the impression that it must be a synagogue. But on the gate hangs a sign – State Archives of Odessa Region, open to visitors between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through … Continue reading →

The tomb of King Senwosret III, one of the most renowned pharaohs of ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, is expected to open to the public in about a year or two, allowing tourists to appreciate the architecture of Egyptian builders who constructed the burial complex almost four thousand years ago, according to Dr. Josef Wegner, Associate … Continue reading →

Montreal – Canada’s oldest Jewish community is commemorating its heritage with a newly-opened museum just outside Montreal’s historic Jewish Mile End neighborhood. Housed in a former Jewish garment factory, the small Museum of Jewish Montreal distinguishes itself from other Jewish museums in Canada by not focusing on the Holocaust but on local Jewish history. “One … Continue reading →

More than 70 years after the end of World War II, a small South American country erected its first Holocaust memorial. Over 100 Jewish names were engraved on stone in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname, in March of this year — establishing the first monument to local Holocaust victims in the Caribbean region. “Even though … Continue reading →

KiNGSTON, Jamaica — “Is this the way to the Jewish church?” a Jamaican driver yells out of the window of his car. “Yes, just keep going straight,” someone replies. Soon enough we see the “Jewish church” itself, a white building beautifully outlined against the blue sky. All the doors are wide open — or maybe … Continue reading →

ODESSA, Ukraine — When Vadim Epstein, a computer programmer from Ukraine, began looking for a wife five years ago, he turned to a Jewish matchmaker. But the matchmaker, he said, was disorganized. At first, she couldn’t find a girl’s photo in her computer. Then she had to look through her notebook for another girl’s phone … Continue reading →

Anywhere else in the world, a shop might post a sign that says, “Do not touch.” But in Odessa, the handwritten sign says, “Do not look with your hands.” Other places, a workplace kitchen might have a notice that says, “Clean up after yourself.” But in Odessa, the sign says, “Be grateful you have hands! … Continue reading →